Sydney's two best known landmarks

Sin City

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April 24th 2005
We got straight down to the Sydney way of life on arriving. We arrived the day before Anzac day and met up with Jo and Ant in Coogee, where we stayed for a few days. We did the beach walk from Coogee to Bondi and began to realise why everyone raves about Sydney - this city has BEACHES! Anzac day was spent in the Coogee Bay Hotel watching games of two-up with some of Jo's friends. After a day enjoy ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more